{"id":1,"date":"2026-02-24T21:24:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/zanerkweek8\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:36:01","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/zanerkweek8\/2026\/02\/24\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation as a Decision Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A couple of years ago, a family friend of mine made a strategic career shift that represents how compensation can be a consistent and prominent motivator in behavior. She had been working at a medium sized nonprofit for 4 years, which she thoroughly enjoyed as she genuinely care about her work. However, the pay had been a huge issue as it had barely increased despite her growing and expanding responsibility list. In the beginning, she brushed this off as just part of the non profit world, but over time, the bridge between her work and her compensation became nearly impossible to disregard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the major turning point was when she was tasked with the responsibility of a new project that would require extended hours, later nights, and even weekend work. she didn’t mind the challenge, as she enjoyed the work immensely. However, when she mentioned a compensation or even a slight raise, the organization stated that the budget was not flexible. Because of that response, her mindset completely shifted. Her desire to put in full effort instantly decreased, not because she didn’t prioritize the work… but because she did not feel valued and appreciated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this scenario, compensation motivated her behavior because it was a representation of appreciation, equity, and future opportunities. Her desire for an increase in pay was not necessarily about the extrinsic value, but was more so about what the compensation would be representing within the intrinsic value (Week 8- Compensation, pg. 1). By the organization resisting this slight increase, they communicated that the additional labor would be expected but not really worth providing some sort of reward. Ultimately, within 3 months, she accepted a different position elsewhere that prioritized work ethic as well as fair employee compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, her experience reinforced a commonly known theory that compensation is not solely a financial and extrinsic motivator but can carry out intrinsic motivators (Week 8- Compensation, pg. 1) Ultimately, it can be a form of communication, as it can align directly with people feeling valued and appreciated.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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